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Jim Inhofe: “One thing I wish to ask you to do is--we made the request when we first started--this is not a discussion on science. We…”

On the recordJune 3, 2008
One thing I wish to ask you to do is--we made the request when we first started--this is not a discussion on science. We are now talking about a bill. We want to talk about the bill. I am convinced that people coming down and talking about science are doing that because they don't want to talk about the bill, they don't want to talk about the tax ramifications of this bill. Now, for the purpose of this discussion from now on, let's assume the science is there, that we don't have to worry about science. Let's talk about the bill.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the focus of debate on a specific bill rather than scientific issues.

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